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Former Warriors star and new Sharks signing Shaun Johnson says he bears no grudges against his old club and declared he made the move to Cronulla to win an NRL premiership.

Fronting Sydney media for the first time since joining Cronulla, Johnson admits he took a pay cut to join the Sharks on a three-year deal, and said if he wanted to earn more money he would have remained at the Warriors.

The 28-year-old Kiwi international joined his new teammates and Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan at Southern Cross Group Stadium at training this morning, after being granted a release last week from the final year of his million-dollar per season contract with the Warriors.

Despite the acrimonious manner in which he left New Zealand, Johnson refused to badmouth the Auckland-based outfit, and said money was never a factor in his decision to part ways with the club he debuted for back in 2011.

Having owned the No 7 jersey in eight seasons at the Warriors, Johnson is set to move one spot wider and play five-eighth for the Sharks, alongside halfback and former Warriors halves partner Chad Townsend.

Johnson's legion of supporters can expect to get their first glimpse of him in Sharks colours during their preseason trials against Manly in Sydney on February 23, and Newcastle at Maitland on March 2.

The Sharks then open their 2019 NRL campaign with a Friday night away clash against the Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium on March 15.